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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 5, Book 5 : Chapter 1, Sophy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rousseau require in order to obtain Emile's submission at the end of the Early Childhood section?
(a) Resistance to the child's will.
(b) Reasonable persuasion.
(c) Physical force.
(d) Righteous anger.

2. What does Rousseau say is the trouble with being attractive to women?
(a) Making promises in love letters, which cannot be fulfilled.
(b) Getting into debt.
(c) Being overwhelmed by strong emotions.
(d) Being hounded into actions one is not ready for.

3. Against what does Rousseau warn teachers?
(a) Simplifying the truth.
(b) Giving students too much freedom.
(c) Consorting with their students.
(d) Dishonesty with their students.

4. How does Rousseau explain the relations of the sexes?
(a) As master (or mistress) and slave.
(b) As complementary differences.
(c) As warring opposites.
(d) As equals competing for superiority.

5. What does Rousseau say is the particular challenge for women?
(a) How to keep the house clean while taking care of children.
(b) How to lead man to his own best interest.
(c) How to rule without seeming to rule.
(d) How to submit but also to stimulate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophy's name mean?

2. How does Rousseau answer Emile's question about where babies come from?

3. What kind of opinions does Rousseau seem to hold, as he talks about book learning?

4. What paradox does Rousseau observe in the relations of the sexes?

5. What is the worst thing a man can think about in regard to his child, according to Rousseau?

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